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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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